Some say that fairy tales have set us up to fail--especially us females--with thoughts of love at first sight and Prince Charming rescuing us and all of that "nonsense."
I don't think it's the notion of finding love that has caused issues in our lives. Love is the universal truth. Love is magical.
Perhaps it's the "happily ever after" part that has done the most damage. Perhaps it's what was left unwritten that causes the most harm.
Don't we all tend to fill in the blanks after we find our "true love?"
We put our Prince Charming so high on a pedestal that he has nowhere to go but down. And our expectations of Cinderella are unrealistic, as well. Yes, she wore a gown and glass slippers to the ball. And her hair was perfectly blonde and in a fancy up-do. But let's not forget she had the help of her Fairy Godmother to prepare for that one special night.
I'll bet Cinderella got right back into that comfortable dress and apron when she was in the castle as wife and mother. I'll bet her blonde hair occasionally had dark roots. A girl that learned to work that hard isn't going to just lounge around all the time, waiting on her occasionally-less-than-charming hubby in glass slippers. That was the part they left off.
Perhaps we need to read the fairy tales, dream about love, and then remember to write the rest of our story ourselves.
